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Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times

The former Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove is being transformed into the Christ Cathedral by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. The 415-foot-long cathedral, designed by famed architect Philip Johnson, is covered by about 10,000 windows and will eventually be retrofitted on the inside to accommodate traditional Catholic Church layout and rituals.

The former Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove is being transformed into the Christ Cathedral by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. The 415-foot-long cathedral, designed by famed architect Philip Johnson, is covered by about 10,000 windows and will eventually be retrofitted on the inside to accommodate traditional Catholic Church layout and rituals. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The former Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove is being transformed into the Christ Cathedral by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. The 415-foot-long cathedral, designed by famed architect Philip Johnson, is covered by about 10,000 windows and will eventually be retrofitted on the inside to accommodate traditional Catholic Church layout and rituals.